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Paa Grenene ere sammensatte Stjerner og Eosetter 

 de almindeligste Spikelformer. De sammensatte Stjerner 

 have brede, bladede Straaler og ere fra 0.080—0.208""" 

 lange og fra 0.060—0.096""" brede, Fig. 44—46. Bosetterne 

 ere forskjellige i Form fra dem, der findes paa Stammen, 

 ligesom de ere temmelig mørk gulbrunfarvede og fra 0.060 

 —0.080'"'" lange og fra 0.056—0.068""" brede, Fig. 47—50. 

 Imellem disse Spilder, men temmelig sjeldent, sees Klub- 

 ber, hvoraf enkelte ere saagodtsom ganske glatte, medens 

 andre ere bladede med et næsten 'glat Skaft; de ere fra 

 0.104-0.224""" lange og fra 0.060—0.112'"'" brede for- 

 oven, Fig. 51. 52. Dobbeltstjernerne ere her yderst sjeldne, 

 0.120""" lange, 0.068'"'" brede mod Enderne og med et nøgent 

 Midtbelte, der er 0.016'"'" bredt, Fig. 53; men sjeldnest 

 er dog en pyramideformet, takket Spikel med en bred 

 Basis, 0.148""" lang, 0.100'"'" bred ved Grrunden, Fig. 54. 



Paa Polypkroppen er det fornemmelig Spindel- og 

 Tapformen, der gjør sig gjælclende. Spindlerne ere takkede, 

 dels lige, dels krumme, fra 0.188—0.420'"'" lange og fra 

 0.028—0.076'""' brede, Fig. 55—58; paa enkelte af disse 

 Spindler sees den begyndende Korsdannelse, der dog er 

 sjelden. _ Tapperne ere takkede, stundom lidt krummede ; de 

 mindste ere 0.096""" lange og 0.040""" brede foroven, men 

 de største, som ere de almindeligste, ere 0.220""" lange, 

 0.048""" brede foroven, hvor de ere næsten tvers afskaarne, 

 Fig. 59 — 62. Imellem disse Spilder sees krumme, takkede 

 og vortede Køller, tildels med et tynclt, tilspidset Haand- 

 greb; de ere fra 0.084—0.132""" lange og fra 0.036- 

 0.052 mm brede, Fig. 63. 64, samt enkelte, men sjeldne, tornede 

 Klubber, fra hvis øverste Ende udgaa lange, tykke Takker, 

 Fig. 65. 



Paa den nederste Halvdel af Tentaklernes aborale 

 Side findes lignende store, takkede Spindler og Tapper 

 som de, der ere omtalte paa Kroppen, Fig. 56 — 60; men 

 dels til Siclerne, dels ovenfor dem sees Bækker af 

 mindre Spilder, der ere noget fladere og have en meget 

 forskjellig Form, hvoriblandt korsformede Firlinger. Disse 

 Spilder ere takkede, tornede og variere meget i Størrelse, 

 fra 0.024—0.088""" lange og fra 0.016—0.036""" brede; 

 de korsformede Firlinger have en Længdestok tra 0.056 — 

 0.080'""* og en Tverstok fra 0.024—0.056""" Fig. 66—76. 



Farven. 

 Grill, spillende lidt i det Brune. 



Den norske Nordhavsexpedition. D. G. Danielssen : Alcyonida. 



On the branches, the complex stellates and rosettes are 

 the most frequent spicular forms. The complex stellates 

 have broad foliaceous rays, and measure from 0.080 — 0.208""" 

 in length, and from 0.060—0.096""" in breadth (Pl. VIII, 

 figs. 44—46). The rosettes are different in form from 

 those that are found on the stem, whilst, also, they are 

 pretty dark yellowish-brown in colour; they measure from 

 0.060—0.080""" in length, and from 0.056-0.068""" in 

 breadth (Pl. VIII, figs. 47 — 50). Between these spicules, 

 but rather rarely, clavates are observed, of which a few 

 are nearly quite smooth, whilst others are foliaceous and 

 have an almost smooth shaft; they measure from 0.104 — 

 0.224 in length, and from 0.060—0.112""" in breadth 

 above (Pl. VIII, figs. 51. 52). The bistellates are, in this 

 situation, extremely rare, and measure 0.120""" in length, 

 and 0.068'"'" in breadth towards the extremities, and they 

 have a bare mesial belt measuring 0.016'"'" in breadth 

 (Pl. VIII, fig. 53); but the most rare of all is, the piri- 

 form spicate spicule with a broad basis; it measures 

 0.148'"'" in length, and 0.100""" in breadth at the base, 

 (PL VIII, fig. 54). 



On the body of the polyp, it is principally fusiform 

 and coniform spicules which are most prominent. The 

 fusees are spicate, partly straight, partly bent, and mea- 

 sure from 0.188—0.420'"'" in length, and. from 0.028— 

 0.076""" in breadth (PL VIII, figs. 55—58). In a few of 

 these fusees, the rudimentary crucial-formation is observed, 

 but rarely ^however. The cones are spicate, occasionally 

 they are a little bent; the smallest measure 0.096""" in 

 length, and 0.040""" in breadth above ; but the largest, 

 which also are the most frequent, measure 0.220""" in 

 length, and 0.048""" in breadth above, at which point 

 they are almost transversely truncated (PL VIII, figs. 

 59 — 62). Between these spicules, bent, spicate and warted 

 subclavates are seen, partly, with a thin acuminated shaft ; 

 they measure from 0.084 — 0.132""" in length, and from 

 0.036— 0.052'"'" in breadth, (PL VIII, figs. 63. 64), also, 

 but rarely, a few aculeatecl clavates from whose uppermost 

 extremity long thick spikes proceed (PL VIII, fig. 65). 



On the lowest half part of the aboral side of the 

 tentacles, large spicate fusees and cones, similar to those 

 spoken of in connection with the body, are found (PL 

 VIII, figs. 56—60) but, partly to the sides of these, 

 partly above them, series of smaller spicules are seen, 

 which are someAvhat flatter, and have very variable forms, 

 amongst these being cruciform quadruplets. These spicules 

 are spicate, or aculeated, and they vary much in size, mea- 

 suring from 0.024—0.088""" in length, and from 0.016— 

 0.036""" in breadth. The cruciform quadruplets have a longi- 

 tudinal arm measuring from 0.056—0.080""" in length, 

 and a transversal arm measuring from 0.024 — 0.056™'" 

 (PL VIII, figs. 66—76). 



Colour. 



Yellow, shading a little towards brown. 



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